Adriatic League, Regular Season, Game 19: January 24, 2009
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 Defending champion Partizan took advantage of Red Star's loss to Cibona to reclaim sole possession of first-place in the Adriatic League with a 17-2 record. Red Star is one step behind at 16-3 and Hemofarm Stada is next with 14 victories and 5 defeats. Partizan picked up a 64-71 road victory over Buducnost m:tel as big man Stephane Lasme came off the bench to lead the the winners with15 points and 2 blocks. Cibona turned the game around in a 13-22 fourth quarter to edge Red Star 76-79. Union Olimpija beat Split CO 83-75 for its eighth win in 19 games as Junior Harrington had a close-to-perfect shooting performance for the winners. Zadar downed Hemofarm 89-75 thanks to a 30-14 fourth quarter. Bosna ASA BHT outlasted FMP in a 105-110 overtime in Zeleznik. In other games, Krka edged Vojvodina 76-77 led by 21 points by Richard Shields and Zagreb CO beat Helios Domzale 78-71 as Krunoslav Simon shined with 29 points for the winners.
Cibona trailed for most of the game and was behind at 76-69 with three minutes to go, but Nikola Prkacin and Earl Calloway combined for 6 points, Alan Anderson added a pair of go-ahead free throws and Luksa Andric made a layup to cap a 0-10 run that sealed the outcome. Anderson paced the winners with 22 points and 8 rebounds, Prkacin had 13 and 6, while Andric and Robert Troha had 12 points each. Lawrence Roberts notched 16 points for Red Star, Andre Owens scored 13 points, Marko Keselj 11 and Vladimir Stimac 10. Partizan topped Buducnost on the road 64-71 behind 15 points and 2 blocks by Lasme. Forward Novica Velickovic and giant Slavko Vranes netted 12 points apiece and Milinko Tepic added 11 points for the champs. Ivan Maras scored 20 points for the hosts, who got outrebounded 20-28.
Zadar beat Hemofarm 89-75 as three players recorded double-doubles for the winners. Big men Todor Gecevski and Dejan Ivanov collected 19 points and 16 rebounds and 16 points and 12 rebounds respectively, while guard Rok Stipcevic shined with 16 points and 11 assists. Hrvoje Peric added 12 points for Zadar. Milan Macvan and Stefan Markovic combined for 37 points for the visitors, who also got 12 points from Bojan Krstovic, but were overwhelmed inside, losing the battle on the glass 38-21. Union Olimpia handled Split CO 83-75 as Harrington had an outstanding shooting effort, making all of his 6 three-point attempts and only missing a single of his 5 two-pointers. He finished with 27 points to go with 5 rebounds, Vladimir Golubovic posted 13 points, while Jasmin Hukic and Mirza Begic netted 10 points each for the Slovenian powerhouse. Hukic also grabbed 8 of the winners' rebounds to help Olimpija outrebound Split 28-15.Nikola Vucurovic scored 21 points to lead six Bosna players in double figures and help his team edge FMP in a 105-110 overtime thriller. Mladen Jeremic and Predrag Samardziski led the hosts with 18 points apiece, Nemanja Protic added 16, while three players - Miroslav Raduljica, Dragan Labovic and Filip Covic had 13 points each for FMP.
LAST GAME GAME 19
January 24, 2009 |
| Day |
Match |
Result |
| Jan. 24 |
Vojvodina vs. Krka |
76-77 |
| Jan. 24 |
Union Olimpija vs. Split CO |
83-75 |
| Jan. 24 |
Crvena zvezda vs. Cibona |
76-79 |
| Jan. 24 |
FMP vs. Bosna ASA BHT |
ot 105-110 |
| Jan. 24 |
Buducnost vs. Partizan |
64-71 |
| Jan. 24 |
Zagreb CO vs. Helios |
78-71 |
| Jan. 24 |
Zadar vs. Hemofarm |
89-75 |
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NEXT GAME GAME 20
Jan. 30-Feb. 1, 2009 |
| Day |
Match |
| Jan. 31 |
Krka vs. Zadar |
| Jan. 31 |
Hemofarm STADA vs. Zagreb |
| Jan. 31 |
Helios vs. Buducnost |
| Feb. 1 |
Partizan vs. FMP |
| Jan. 30 |
Bosna vs. Crvena zvezda |
| Jan. 31 |
Cibona vs. Union Olimpija |
| Jan. 31 |
Split CO vs. Vojvodina |
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STANDINGS |
TG |
W |
L |
P+ |
P- |
| 1 |
KK Partizan |
19 |
17 |
2 |
1430 |
1268 |
| 2 |
KK Crvena zvezda |
19 |
16 |
3 |
1497 |
1398 |
| 3 |
KK Hemofarm STADA |
19 |
14 |
5 |
1534 |
1459 |
| 4 |
KK Zadar |
19 |
13 |
6 |
1603 |
1438 |
| 5 |
KK Cibona |
19 |
13 |
6 |
1523 |
1426 |
| 6 |
KK Budućnost m:tel |
19 |
11 |
8 |
1476 |
1429 |
| 7 |
KK FMP |
19 |
8 |
11 |
1515 |
1512 |
| 8 |
KK Union Olimpija |
19 |
8 |
11 |
1488 |
1486 |
| 9 |
KK Bosna ASA BH TELECOM |
19 |
8 |
11 |
1468 |
1529 |
| 10 |
KK Krka |
19 |
7 |
12 |
1377 |
1460 |
| 11 |
KK Split Croatia osiguranje |
19 |
6 |
13 |
1338 |
1456 |
| 12 |
KK Zagreb Croatia osiguranje |
19 |
4 |
15 |
1435 |
1553 |
| 13 |
KK Helios Domžale |
19 |
4 |
15 |
1342 |
1467 |
| 14 |
KK Vojvodina Srbijagas |
19 |
4 |
15 |
1429 |
1574 |
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